Written and Edited by Michael Crow[ey BROADWAY green#alliance5 r tl a g w a v a r a © n € a rm ffi®img Wateries§ Water-Saving Technology Learn how theaters on Broadway and across the country are playing their part to conserve water. .i.. ``-I Theatre Manager Joseph Leads Way Find out how MTC is saving energy (and money) by using energy efficient HVAC and lighting technology. ffiGAm M©m©ify' B©aifdi Check Out Pies From Recent Events "wi;ife;#;7:nrtoe:d:ea;t%erre:=S£:[£°c::dw::he 44ot/c.. Cor4¢.72 B/ce! . a/ In The Heights See the back page of The Greer} Sheet for and Mj3redith Viein are joined by members photos of the BGA Times Square E-Waste of B;Wa!y Kids Care cnd Caap Broadray Event and BGA activities at Kids' Night. two recent winter events the BGA atKids'NightonBroatoay2olo. is continuing to educate and engage the Broadway community about reducing Beloev: Am E-:Waste Eueut cowection fiile, our industry's impact on the courtesy of evem s|]oin5orTmeRecycle! environment. ifefe trfuifegivefroe~" The BGA was on hand at Kids' Night on Broadway 2olo. Kids performing in Broadway shows and young patrons created "eco-art" displaying why they feel FOLLOW THE BGA ON: the BGA is so important. Similarly, the Broadway community braved the cold on Above: Dorothy Marring and George, December 16th to join us for our Times AND I faceb®ok^ I AkramfromL,VJest§ideStorysbaretbeir Square E-Waste Collection Event. sbowl eco-tips at the BGA E-Waste Eueut. \ MTC Friedman Theatre rManager Finds Green rior to serving as Theatre Manager for Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. ii Friedman Theatre, Jim Joseph worked at the New Victory Theater, a landmarked theater that has aggressively instated various energy- saving programs and technologies. When Joseph arrived at MTC in August, he already had an email waiting for him from the BGA. Joseph quickly responded, and listened as the BGA offered advice for converting the Friedman marquee to energy- efficient lighting. Ijef i: Wlorbers seva!ming out old light bulbs `1fl)itb energy-efficient cold-cdtbodes while, Says Joseph, "The BGA's advice was outstanding. changing the tbe¢tre mrquee sign. They had price quotes for energy-efficient lighting providers and had done all of the contact work." Below:TbettpdatedFriedmanmarquee. Using the BGA's research, Joseph presented MTC's management with his own cost analysis of converting the Friedman's marquee. After calculating a cost-saving breakpoint of six months from the up-front investment in the lighting conversion,Joseph and MTC agreed that the swap "made sense." A week before the first preview of MTC's Tc.ovc Sf472dr Sfz.#, new bulbs were installed. When the Friedman (formerly the Biltmore) was renovated in 2oo3, an efficiency HVAC unit was installed, saving energy on the intensive acts of heating and cooling the stage and audience. Joseph built upon the theater's green features by ensuring that all backstage area lights have been changed to CFL bulbs, helping save money on energy and air- conditioning bills due to the excessive heat from traditional bulbs. Joseph is now working to extend backstage recycling programs to the lobby, where he would also like to explore green cleaning alternatives. When a new cast inhabits the Friedman, Joseph ensures that green policies are included in their orientation, explaining that "we only have one Earth -we've gotta keep it around." BOA Town Hall April 22 (Ear+h Day), 2010 2:30pm -4:30pm Gershwin Theatre, NYC BGA members and industry professionals are invited to join us on Earth Day to discuss the BGA's efforts to date and share ideas about industrywide environmental goals. Join At Hand Theatre Company on We've got easy ways for you to help - April I8th @ 7pm for an evening of Broadway stars performing songs cut please stop by and find out how! from musicals - songs that shouldn't go to waste! A portion of proceeds from the evening will benefit the BGA. Visit www.ioesDub.com for more info. Reducing Water Use in Venues EN ompanies on Broadway and across the country are starting to use waterless urinals in front-of-house and backstage areas, to save water and reduce their impact on local ecosystems. Eliminating flushing conserves I-3 gallons of potable water per flush, translating to tens if not hundreds of thousands of gallons of water saved annually. Along with other green features, Roundabout Theatre Company's Henry Miller's Theatre and Disney's New Amsterdam Theatre both utilize waterless technology for their male patrons. At BGA member Theatrical Outfit in Atlanta, the theater management of the LEED-certified Balzar Theater at Herren's installed educational signage above their waterless and low-flow devices, to introduce patrons to new technology they may want to use in their own homes or businesses. NRDC Senior Scientist and BGAAdviser Dr. AIlen Hershkowitz discussed the benefits of waterless technology in his NRDC blog Abovelefi:Waterles§urimlatA±lan±aTbeatrica/loutfit'sBalzar ``Water scarcity will undoubtedly rival sea level rise as one of the Theater;Above:Arowofuri:Iiidlssimilartotboseusedinvernes. consequencesofglobalclimatechange.Aboutl.2Pil_li?qpejple2#¥ or almost one-fifth of the world's population, live in areas of water scarcity, »nI and 5oo million more people are approaching that situation. Lack of safe EcmF|umDirEGt drinking water and sanitation is the 1.dyj.hEre it Pays tD Buy GreEn'H single largest cause of illness in the BGA members receive a 2o% discount on BGA world. So why are [we] flushing scarce Ecoplum merchandise! To receive your discount, drinking water down urinals when visit the "Theatre Fans" section of healthier, cost-competitive alternatives www.broadwavgreen com and click on the exist in the form of waterless urinals? Ecoplum link. B.e~sure to use code BGAMEM at Here is NRDC's challenge: We challenge checkout. you to save money. We challenge you to make your restrooms less infectious. We Net proceeds flrom the sale of Ecopluin's challenge you to conserve water. We BGA items will be donated to the BGA. challenge you to replace your watcr- wasting urinals with waterless urinals." To read the entire blog, please visit: BGA E-W{aste Euen± inTlanes Square. GREEN THEATER CHOICES T00LKIT In Fall 2oo8, Mo'olelo Performing Arts Company of Sam Diego received a TCG `A-ha! Think it, Do it" Grant to develop a tool to measure the environmental impact of Above: 18" x 14.5" BGA Cbico theater materials. Mo'olelo Bagfiolds ap into a tiny 3" x 4" partnered with Brown & |]oucbandwillbelpyoudroptbe, Wilmanns Environmental filasticbagbabitforeruer! 111„,„,Consulting to create a "green choices" methodology for Above: Mo `Olelo Right: I8oz stainle§§ steel water theaters. Find the toolkit at: Artistic Dire ctor bottle customized evitb the BGA www.electrictem.Dle.net/green.Php. Sccz7z¢ S#c4o. logo,fromBacle2Thi]. in^.